sorts a multidimensional array by two or more attributes

sort_array_by_attributes.php

function sort_array_by_attributes($array, ...$attributes)
{
    // Create arrays of values to sort by
    $sort_keys = [];
    foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
        $sort_keys[] = array_column($array, $attribute);
    }

    // Add the array to be sorted as the last argument
    $sort_keys[] = &$array;

    // Sort the array by the given attributes
    call_user_func_array('array_multisort', $sort_keys);

    return $array;
}


$people = [    ['first_name' => 'John', 'last_name' => 'Doe'],
    ['first_name' => 'Jane', 'last_name' => 'Doe'],
    ['first_name' => 'Adam', 'last_name' => 'Smith'],
    ['first_name' => 'Eve', 'last_name' => 'Smith'],
];

$sorted_people = sort_array_by_attributes($people, 'last_name', 'first_name');
$sorted_people = sort_array_by_attributes($people, 'last_name', SORT_DESC, 'first_name', SORT_ASC);